Responseย Generalizationย occurs when an individual engages in a different but functionally equivalentย behaviorย inย responseย to the same stimulusStimulusย is defined as any change in the environment or for... More. The newย behaviorย serves the same purpose or produces the same outcome as the originally trainedย behavior, even though it may look different.
Example
A student is taught to raise their hand to get the teacherโs attention during class. Later, instead of raising their hand, the student begins tapping on the desk to gain the teacherโs attention. Both behaviorsโhand-raising and desk-tappingโare different in form but serve the same function of getting attention. This is an example ofย responseย generalization.